Live Action: Yemen v Saudi Arabia (26th Arabian Gulf Cup, 2nd Round)
Leaders-Mena magazine provided live coverage of Wednesday’s game between Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the second round of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup Group stage.
Fulltime: Yemen 2-3 Saudi Arabia
Scorers: Harwan Al-Zubaidi 8′, Abdul-Majeed Sabarah 27′ / Mohamed Kanno 31′, Musab Al-Juwayr 57′ (pen), Abdullah Al-Hamdan 90+3′
Yellow cards:
Abdulwasea Al-Matari, Rami Al-Wasmani, Hamza Al-Rimi (Yemen)
Nasser Al-Dawsari, Abdullah Al-Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)
Red cards:
Rami Al-Wasmani (Yemen)
Fulltime
90+16′ Second half ends.
90+13‘ Corner kick for Saudi Arabia
90+12′ Substitution for Yemen: Hamza Mahrous replaces Nasser Mohammedoh
90+9′ After VAR check, Hamza Al-Rimi’s red card overturned, the player gets a yellow card
90+6′ Hamza Al-Rimi receives a red card.
90+5′ Rami Al-Wasmani gets a second yellow card.
(GOAL) Abdullah Al Hamdan’s left-footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
90+3′ GOOAAAL… Saudi Arabia add the third
90+3′ Corner kick for Saudi Arabia
90+1′ Substitution for Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Al Qahtani replaces Abdulelah Hawsawi.
90′ The fourth official announces 10 minutes of added time
88′ Substitution for Yemen: Anis Al-Maari comes in for Osama Anbar
85′ The Green Falcons are pressing forward in an attempt to score the winner
84′ Abdullah Al-Hamdan gets a yellow card
83′ Foul by Ali Al-Bulayhi
81′ Saudi Arabia wins a corner kick.
80′ Omar Al-Golan wins a free kick for Yemen in the attacking half.
76′ Substitution for Saudi Arabia: Abdullah Al-Hamdan replaces Abdulelah Al-Malki.
76′ Nawaf Al-Bousha wins a free kick for Saudi Arabia on the left wing
69′ Substitution for Yemen: Abdul-Aziz Masnom replaces Abdulwasea Al-Matari
66′ Mohammed Aman wins a free kick for Yemen in the defensive half.
65′ Substitution for Saudi Arabia: Abdulelah Hawsawi replaces Nasser Al-Dawsari
64′ Foul by Saudi Arabia’s Hassan Tambakti
58′ Nasser Al-Dawsari receives a yellow card
57′ GOOAAAL… Saudi Arabia equalize from the spot
49′ Hamza Al-Rimi wins a free kick for Yemen in the defensive half.
46′ Second half begins
Halftime
45+9′ First half ends.
45+6′ Yemen’s Rami Al-Wasmani gets a yellow card for a bad foul.
45+2′ Yemen’s Abdulwasea Al-Matari receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
45′ The Fourth official announces 7 minutes of added time
40′ Salem Al-Dawsari’s right-footed strike from outside the box is high and wide to the right
37′ Al-Juwayr wins a free kick for Saudi Arabia in the attacking half.
(GOAL) Kanno connects with Musab Al-Juwayr’s cross with a header from close range to the bottom right corner
31′ GOOAAAL… Saudi Arabia score
(GOAL) Abdul-Majeed Sabarah’s right-footed shot from close range to the centre of the goal.
27′ GOOAAAL.. Yemen add the second
24′ Salem Al-Dawsarisends a powerful right-footed strike from outside the box, but it misses to the left
18′ Mohamed Kanno wins a free kick for Saudi Arabia on the right wing
15′ Salem Al-Dawsari’s right-footed shot from outside the box is too high.
10′ Ali Al-Bulayhi’s header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
(GOAL) Harwan Al-Zubaidi converts Abdulwasea Al Matari’s cross following a corner with header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
8′ GOOAAAL.. Yemen score
5′ Corner kick for Saudi Arabia
1′ First half begins
Lineups:
Yemen: Mohammed Aman – Rami Al-Wasmani, Hamza Al-Rimi, Harwan Al-Zubaidi, Radhawan Al-Hubaishi – Omar Al-Golan, Abdul Majeed Sabarah, Osama Anbar – Abdulwasea Al-Matari, Mamdooh Bin Agag, Nasser Mohammedoh
Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Al-Owais – Nawaf Al-Boushal, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Hassan Tambakti – Abdulelah Al-Malki, Mohamed Kanno, Nasser Al-Dawsari – Musab Al-Juwayr, Abdullah Radif, Salem Al-Dawsari
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15:00 The Green Falcons face injury woes, sidelining key players Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Firas Al-Buraikan, and Yasser Al-Shahrani, who suffered a groin injury against Bahrain.
13:00 The Green Falcons suffered a disappointing 3-2 defeat to Bahrain in their opening group stage game, while Yemen lost 1-0 to Iraq.
12:00 Saudi Arabia will go head-to-head against Yemen in the second round of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, with both sides aim for a win to keep their hopes of advancing in the tournament alive.
Venue: Jaber Al-Mubarak Stadium (Kuwait)
Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
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